std::unique_lock::release

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Member functions unique_lock::unique_lock unique_lock::~unique_lock unique_lock::operator= Locking unique_lock::lock unique_lock::try_lock unique_lock::try_lock_for unique_lock::try_lock_until unique_lock::unlock Modifiers unique_lock::swap unique_lock::release Observers unique_lock::mutex unique_lock::owns_lock unique_lock::operator bool

mutex_type* release();		(since C++11)

Breaks the association of the associated mutex, if any, and *this.

No locks are unlocked. If the *this held ownership of the associated mutex prior to the call, the caller is now responsible to unlock the mutex.

Contents 1 Parameters 2 Return value 3 Exceptions 4 Example 5 See also

[edit] Parameters

(none)

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Pointer to the associated mutex or NULL if there was no associated mutex.

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unlock	unlocks the associated mutex (public member function)